J.A. Worsham

Joseph Albert Worsham

Full Name: Joseph Albert "Joe" Worsham
Date of birth: June 13, 1881
Date of death: September 5, 1976

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 6 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th   Democrat Sulphur Springs / Hopkins   Hopkins

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House District 6
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, March 1977, p. 256. Texas Bar Journal.
  • Biographical sketch, Joe A. Worsham, Volume IV, p. 150. "He was elected a member of the Texas Legislature when only twenty-one years of age." Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Other Resources

  • Joseph Albert Worsham, birth date 6/13/1881 in Sulphur Springs, residence in Dallas, lawyer. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Ancestry.com.
  • Obituary, "Worsham Rites Set for Tuesday," 9/6/1976, p. 5D. Dallas Morning News.
  • Joe Albert Worsham, birth date 6/13/1881 in Hopkins County; death date 9/5/1976 in Dallas, Dallas County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Joe A. Worsham (1881-1976), Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, includes reprint of obituary in Dallas Morning News, 9/6/1976. Find a Grave.

Photographs

  • Photograph. J.A. Worsham, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903
Education  
Finance  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
State Asylums  

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